Quick Tip 368 - Conveying Fabric Texture

[@matttheking1655]

Fantastic, brings me so much nostalgia from my early days as a Art student...👌😉.. Great Tip ..

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@19bishop56]

This such great help! I’m not a beginner painter, but have never had this kind of teaching. Thank you so much.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@SimplyAmy88]

Thank you! This is what I was looking for. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge/expertise. Painting had been a lot less daunting because of your quick lessons.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful!

[@joanistotler8804]

Most informative, Dianne, thanks so much for sharing!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You bet.

[@EricRush]

Excellent new intro.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Eric! We decided to freshen things up a bit for Season 8.

[@stevenkettlewell1618]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Very perceptive Eric... I was going to point out the same thing!

[@debramoss2267]

We are so blessed to have the chance to 'sit at your knee' watch and learn. Thank you. There was gold thread in Rembrandt's day, but only the highest elite were able to wear it, Monarchs and Popes, mostly, so it is unlikely Rembrandt would have seen it often, if at all. The most notable examples are found in various portraits of Henry Vlll and his daughter, Elizabeth l.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

A lot has changed over the centuries, thankfully.

[@Grosminet9]

Thankyou for sharing this technique for fabric.; this will be very useful for a painting I want to do in the near future. This tutorial is so informative and I really value learning the theory from you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun with it.

[@mrsnrub9780]

I've only ever had to paint fabric a few times, but whenever I have, I've turned to Sargent or Zorn for insights. I love how they would just slap down a jumble of abstraction and make it work. I know that there's an underpinning theory to it - along THESE exact lines basically, but I never fail to be taken in by the magic. Especially with Zorn, I mean the realism he achieved with just pure colour theory was almost frightening.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You'll find no better examples than those two.

[@susanwright1985]

Thank you so much Diane beautiful as usual

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome

[@bababa4275]

Great tip. Thank you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're welcome!

[@dawnbowman773]

I think these tips are great. I think I am signed up for the September class in Georgia, is there a.way for me to check?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Dawn, you are, indeed, signed up. I look forward to working with you.

[@thomcarr7021]

I wonder if the gradation would change if the fabric is dry-clean only.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

No. It's the surface visual quality that your looking for.

[@tmcampbell2008]

Great and thank you. Do you have a lesson on laying out a fabric painting.?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Not yet!

[@tmcampbell2008]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction I would love to see one.

[@mrsnrub9780]

I actually have a question. At 31 is it worth me going to uni to do a part-time degree? Now that I've been painting for a solid couple of years, I'd quite like to take it further. A lot of my friends in the art world have done a degree and I CAN see the benefit. What do you think? (Question open to all)

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Having been a college professor, Mr Snrub, I'll put in my two-cents here. If you want to be a professional painter, then your training is more important than a degree, however, if you want to teach in a school or college, a degree is necessary. I think it's a good idea to define your goals first and make your choice accordingly. These days, you have to scrutinize the visual arts programs of colleges and universities for to see what they are actually teaching. Too many are not teaching skills and techniques in painting, rather a curriculum that is more conceptual in nature. As to your being 31, it is never too late to get your training.

[@mrsnrub9780]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you, this is MASSIVELY insightful. I'm actually renaming open minded about teaching (at some point in time) - but like you, I'm a 'modern art' conceptual, sceptic. I believe in a working class, craftsmanship approach. Adapting skills before inspiration.

[@jojojo8835]

@@mrsnrub9780 I think sometimes art schools which focus on the technical skills side of art like an apprenticeship are called an ‘atelier’, it might be worth searching that term too. Either way I find any kind of curriculum makes me fill in some of the gaps in my skills by forcing me to paint stuff I wouldn’t normally like to, try new things, and paint/draw every day.

[@mrsnrub9780]

@@jojojo8835 Thank you very much for the heads up - I'll definitely look up the term. Yeah, I think an academic approach is valuable. Inspiration (on its own) often leads me to shallow destinations I don't know how that is for others, but for me, it's not to be trusted.

[@rupalimalhotra9585]

Dear Mam Can u teach me how to paint sky from light to dark. And how make clouds. Is it necessary to make sky with pathalo blue or ultramarine can also do. Thanks reply Rupali.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Rupali, you can go to kzbin.info , then click on Videos in the menu, and scroll through them to find ways to answer your questions.